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Xenex Healthcare Services, Llc v. Larochelle et al

MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction

12 Cited authorities

  1. Walden v. Fiore

    571 U.S. 277 (2014)   Cited 4,297 times   49 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “the mere fact that [defendant's] conduct affected plaintiffs with connections to the forum State does not suffice to authorize jurisdiction.”

  2. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

    466 U.S. 408 (1984)   Cited 9,269 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation

  3. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,584 times   109 Legal Analyses
    Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )

  4. Harvey v. Grey Wolf

    542 F.3d 1077 (5th Cir. 2008)   Cited 1,257 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the citizenship of a limited liability company is determined by the citizenship of its members

  5. Seiferth v. Helicopteros Atuneros

    472 F.3d 266 (5th Cir. 2006)   Cited 649 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that jurisdictional discovery decisions "will not be disturbed" absent a "clear abuse"

  6. Wilson v. Belin

    20 F.3d 644 (5th Cir. 1994)   Cited 950 times
    Holding that communication into the forum state was not purposefully directed into the state

  7. Monkton Ins. Servs., Ltd. v. Ritter

    768 F.3d 429 (5th Cir. 2014)   Cited 397 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that communications and wire transfers were insufficient to confer jurisdiction where the communications and transfers were initiated by the resident plaintiff

  8. Clemens v. McNamee

    615 F.3d 374 (5th Cir. 2010)   Cited 200 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding Texas courts lacked specific jurisdiction over New York resident who allegedly defamed Texas resident in statements to federal investigators

  9. Submersible Sys. v. Perforadora Central

    249 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2001)   Cited 228 times
    Holding that sending employees every year to a conference in Houston, together with construction of a drilling rig in Mississippi, maintaining a bank account in Houston, and purchasing parts and vessels in the United States insufficient to establish general jurisdiction over foreign entity under Rule 4(k)

  10. Religious Technology Center v. Liebreich

    339 F.3d 369 (5th Cir. 2003)   Cited 150 times
    Holding that a Florida estate did not have systematic and continuous contacts with Texas despite the fact that a representative of the estate conducted some estate business from her home in Texas — including signing her retainer letter in Texas, receiving and distributing property in Texas, and participating in decisions concerning estate litigation in Texas

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 345,805 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss